as a First Name
Pet form of Samuel or Samson or much less frequently of Samantha. It is used as an independent given name, mainly for boys, and as a pet form of Samīr and Samīra.
| 1,084th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 24,581
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 37,610
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Sammy per capita
- 1946
- marked the height of its popularity
0.19%
99.81%
48%
55+
55+
37%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
7%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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